• AwkwardLookMonkeyPuppet@lemmy.world
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    3 months ago

    I’m surprised they didn’t just require manufacturers to install acceleration limiters and remote kill switches. Hopefully they never do.

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      3 months ago

      Speed limiters on commercial trucks already exist. They could be applied to private cars too. Not sure why, on public roads, there is much of a reason to drive 100 miles per hour. Many cars can go beyond that.

      I agree about a remote kill switch. That has too high a potential to be abused. A limiter though, one that was fixed and not variable based on anything, would be fine I think.

      • frozenpopsicle@lemmy.dbzer0.com
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        3 months ago

        if that was the law how would you enforce it in any meaningful way? People would overide/not have them.

        Well we’d just force them! How!!?! Mechanically minded people mod cars everyday. Then police would have more reason to F with everyone at their pleasure. You would for sure need more surveillance from the state. Probably need more expensive proprietary anti-consumer tech inside the car you own.

        Do you know why I pulled you over? Your car transponder isn’t transmitting properly.

        Do you see what you want unleashed?